Completing the information cycle
Timo Hannay has a diagram that he uses to show the role of information and data throughout the research process.First, as his diagram shows,…
Timo Hannay has a diagram that he uses to show the role of information and data throughout the research process.First, as his diagram shows,…
When Isabel was three years old she caught chicken pox. This is a common enough thing to happen to a child but she didn’t…
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There has been plenty of excitement about publishers opening up their data to be used in new applications. The vision is that new tools…
On the wall of Knut Dorn’s office hangs a collection of letters. The letters are from customers and mark significant points in the history…
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One of the joys of online searching is accidentally discovering something really useful. While looking for something on a specific topic you will come…
Just a few years ago, open-access (OA) publishing was regarded as a fringe activity by the big publishers. Since then, however, companies have slowly…
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There is pretty much universal agreement that strict copyright laws with vigorous enforcement are necessary in order to have a viable, sustainable industry to…